Mammal

Gray wolf

Canis lupus · Canidae · Carnivora

Best monthsJun–Augmost records

Records221,293in 136 countries

Most seen inFrance56,361 records

Red ListLeast concernIUCN status

About

Gray wolf in brief

The gray wolf (Canis lupus) is a mammal of the Canidae family — species of mammal.

Across the 136 countries we cover it has 221,293 published records, most of them from France, Australia and Switzerland. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in June, July and August.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted

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Where & when

When to look in each country

France56,361 records · best Aug, Jun

Australia51,961 records · best Jun, Oct

Switzerland15,141 records · best Aug, Sep

Norway12,814 records · best Jun, Jul

Israel8,513 records · best Jan, Oct

Colombia7,532 records · best Dec, Nov

Chile7,330 records · best May, Jun

Spain6,274 records · best Nov, Aug

Canada5,497 records · best May, Mar

Germany4,337 records · best Mar, Apr

Mexico3,952 records · best Feb, Apr

Belgium3,861 records · best May, Mar

India2,970 records · best Apr, Sep

Italy2,816 records · best Aug, Sep

Netherlands2,669 records · best Oct, Nov

Russia2,542 records · best May, Apr

United Kingdom2,190 records · best Jan, Apr

Poland2,129 records · best May, Aug

Denmark1,934 records · best Sep, Apr

Portugal1,725 records · best May, Jun

Sweden1,634 records · best Jan, Dec

Ukraine1,629 records · best Jan, Feb

Brazil1,433 records · best Aug, Jun

Thailand1,169 records · best Aug, Apr

Finland1,027 records · best Jun, Sep

Estonia966 records · best Jan, Apr

Türkiye895 records · best May, Aug

China821 records · best Sep, May

Iran769 records · best Sep, Dec

Japan595 records · best Jan, Jun

Luxembourg589 records · best Feb, Mar

Taiwan566 records · best Feb, Apr

New Zealand506 records · best Mar, Apr

Costa Rica335 records · best Mar, Apr

Austria335 records · best Jun, Jan

Philippines316 records · best Apr, Feb

Egypt312 records · best Nov, Dec

Kuwait296 records · best Mar, Feb

Cambodia222 records · best Mar, May

Peru215 records · best Feb, Mar

Indonesia206 records · best Jul, Jun

Romania205 records · best May, Jun

Georgia181 records · best Jul, Aug

Malaysia179 records · best Jan, Dec

Vietnam160 records · best Oct, Jan

Greece143 records · best Jun, May

Morocco139 records · best Jun, Feb

Bolivia137 records · best Apr, May

Nepal129 records · best Mar, Apr

Armenia116 records · best Sep, Jul

Belarus101 records · best May, Feb

Algeria100 records · best Jun, Jan

Kosovo91 records · best Oct, Jul

Iraq88 records · best Nov, Feb

Palestine87 records · best Mar, Apr

Albania86 records · best Apr, Oct

Belize76 records · best Dec, Jan

Mongolia71 records · best Jun, May

Hungary69 records · best Aug, Jan

Sri Lanka67 records · best Aug, Jul

Croatia66 records · best Sep, Oct

Jordan64 records · best Feb, Jan

Bulgaria63 records · best Sep, Jul

Oman62 records · best Feb, Jan

Singapore62 records · best Jan, Feb

Nicaragua58 records · best Jan, Apr

Honduras56 records · best Mar, Apr

El Salvador54 records · best Aug, Dec

Grenada53 records · best Jan, Feb

Suriname53 records · best Jan, Feb

North Macedonia50 records · best Nov, Oct

Saudi Arabia48 records · best Apr, Dec

Slovenia47 records · best Sep, Feb

Slovakia47 records · best May, Jul

South Korea46 records · best Sep, Oct

Czechia44 records · best Mar, Apr

Bosnia and Herzegovina43 records · best Apr, Jun

Montenegro43 records · best Jan, Jul

Cuba42 records · best Mar, Feb

Pakistan41 records · best May, Jul

Syria32 records · best Jul, Jan

Gambia31 records · best Jan, Feb

Fiji29 records · best May, Feb

Lithuania28 records · best Aug, Mar

Azerbaijan28 records · best Nov, Jan

Serbia26 records · best May, Feb

Bangladesh22 records · best Feb, Sep

Jamaica20 records · best May, Jan

Qatar20 records · best Nov, Jan

Uzbekistan20 records · best May, Dec

Bahamas19 records · best Apr, Jan

Dominican Republic19 records · best Jun, May

Myanmar19 records · best May, Jan

Latvia18 records · best Apr, Feb

Bhutan18 records · best Mar, Apr

Kyrgyzstan18 records · best Aug, May

Nigeria18 records · best Mar, Jan

Cyprus16 records · best Jun, Mar

Cape Verde15 records · best Jan, May

Lebanon14 records · best May, Jun

Kazakhstan13 records · best Nov, May

United Arab Emirates12 records · best Feb, Jan

Uruguay12 records · best May, Feb

Samoa12 records · best Feb, Nov

Mauritius11 records · best May, Mar

Trinidad and Tobago11 records · best Mar, Jul

Vanuatu11 records · best Dec, Jul

Moldova10 records · best Mar, Feb

Tunisia10 records · best Aug, Dec

Saint Kitts and Nevis9 records · best Apr, Mar

Saint Lucia9 records · best Mar, Apr

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9 records · best Apr, Jan

Tajikistan8 records · best Oct, May

Iceland7 records · best Aug, Jan

North Korea7 records · best Jan, Mar

Brunei7 records · best Feb, Oct

Ireland7 records · best Sep, Feb

Haiti6 records · best Jan, Oct

Liechtenstein5 records · best Dec, Jan

Bahrain4 records · best Jun, Jan

Solomon Islands4 records · best Jun, Apr

Guinea-Bissau3 records · best Jan, Oct

Seychelles3 records · best May, Jun

Yemen3 records · best Jan, Mar

Malta2 records · best Oct, Jan

Antigua and Barbuda2 records · best Jan, Feb

Barbados2 records · best Jul, Nov

Dominica2 records · best Mar, Nov

Palau2 records · best Mar, Apr

East Timor2 records · best May, Sep

Tonga2 records · best Sep, Oct

Andorra1 records · best Dec, Jan

San Marino1 records · best Oct, Jan

Micronesia1 records · best Jul, Jan

Comoros1 records · best Jan, Feb

Lesotho1 records · best Jan, Feb

Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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